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How are you doing with your personal finance goals? Making the progress you expected? Or are you wondering why you don’t seem to be getting ahead in terms of savings and debt reduction? If this sounds a little too familiar, check out the list below, where you’ll find a rundown of five personal finance sins […]

It is relatively simple to use a credit card sensibly and responsibly, without ending up in debt. However, you do need to know a bit about how credit cards work as well as the terms and conditions of your particular card. Despite using credit cards for years, however, some people still continue to make pretty […]

Having multiple credit cards can be a blessing and a curse. If you can manage, it is a great way to build a shining credit score, and can give you the freedom to make purchases that you don’t want to plunk down all your cash on. On the other hand, if you can’t manage them […]

Merriam-Webster defines debt as something owed: obligation, which is strictly a definition with no emotion to it. However, Merriam-Webster’s other definition of debt is sin, trespass. While debt may have been a sin in Biblical times, most of us don’t think of it that way now. Most of us accept that debt is just a […]

Make a List and Check it Twice One of the easiest ways to limit the chances of going in debt is to plan your purchases. Did you know that 80% of impulse purchases are made because consumers perceive value when the item is on sale. Why do you think retailers have sales around the holidays? […]

Talking to your credit card company is intimidating, especially if you’re asking for an interest rate reduction or trying to negotiate down the balance. It doesn’t matter if you’re calling Des Moines or Dubai, those reps sound like they have it all together and you’re just a 3-year-old waiting in line to ride the pony. […]